Who will join us in 2026?
19 – 21 June 2026!
Get in touch if your side would like to take part in future years.
Aelfgythe Border Morris Border
Aelfgythe are a Border Morris side based in the village of Alvechurch, Worcestershire who have been happily bouncing about since December 2008.
As well as maintaining a long standing tradition, they get together to dance, play music and to have fun!
Bedcote Morris Cotswold
Bedcote are a mixed Cotswold Morris side based in Stourbridge. We dance a wide range of Traditions, including Adderbury, Bledington, Oddington, Lichfield and, recently Badby to name a few! We are a friendly, welcoming side and enjoy meeting up with other sides and dancing at a variety of events throughout the year.
Belle D’Vain North West Clog
Belle d’Vain are a ladies morris side who dance Northwest Clog Morris in and around the Vale of Evesham. We are named after a local plum, Belle D’Louvain and take our kit colours from that.
We dance wearing clogs as worn by the mill workers in the mills of Lancashire Yorkshire and Cheshire. Many of our dances are named after locations in these areas such as New Mills, Colne, Millbrook and Clitheroe to name but a few.
Black Adder North West Morris
Based in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Black Adder Morris is an any age, any gender side which enjoys making music and dancing together. Our dancing style is lively and from the North West Morris tradition, which is why we wear clogs, as was done in the mills of Lancashire. Our particular interpretation of this tradition is highly personal to our side.
Clerical Error Morris Border
Clerical Error Morris Dancers and Street Entertainers are a mixed Welsh Border Morris dance team based in Flintshire, North Wales. Rather than hankies they dance with sledge hammer handles and have the bruises to prove it. They perform at local pubs and festivals throughout the UK and have bemused audiences in France, Germany and the Czech Republic. Clerical Error hold the totally unofficial world record for the fastest Morris dance at Carfest and managed to be on the same billing as the Manic Street Preachers at the Interceltic festival in Lorient, Brittany. If music be the food of love….Clerical Error is the indigestion…
Cuckoo’s Nest Women’s Morris
Brighton based, vibrant and energetic, fun Cotswold side, with bursts of inspiration from other traditions including across Europe. As a side with an age range of 8-80, we thoroughly enjoy dancing together and connect with any audience. Lovers of dance, song, pubs and of course, our Morris friends far and wide.
Elemental Border Morris Border
A slightly bonkers ladies Border Morris side from Worcestershire. Each of them represent one of the four elements of fire, water, earth and air.
England’s Glory Ladies Morris Cotswold
England’s Glory, based in Gloucester, started dancing in 1973 as one of the earliest women’s Morris sides. Their main dances are in the Cotswold Ilmington traditon, and they also perform garland dances and others from different traditions. The name comes from the brand of matches formerly manufactured in Gloucester by Morelands, and our kit has a nautical theme inspired by the ship logo used on the matchboxes.
Erstwhile Border
Erstwhile. Meaning ‘from a former time’. It comes from the Old English words aer, meaning ‘early’, and hwil, meaning ‘while’ or ‘period of time’.
They strive to reignite the dancing of a former time and aim to celebrate the roots of dance.
Erstwhile are a fun and welcoming mixed side and welcome anyone who enjoys celebrating ancient traditions and making firm friends; regardless of age, ethnicity, ability or gender. As a side they promote and stand for inclusivity in all forms.
First Class Stamp Appalachian
Based in Nuneaton in North Warwickshire, First Class Stamp has been going since 1990, and perform dances in Appalachian “Buck and Wing “ style. These are usually their own creations, set to music from various traditions, not just America. They dance locally during the Summer, and occasionally attend Festivals – with highly praised appearances at Chippenham and at Sidmouth as invited teams during the last few years. Their aim is to present a disciplined but vigorous style, with the freedom to enjoy dancing, with the hope the audience will enjoy it too.
Flowers of Ilmington Morris
A mixed side living in and around the village of Ilmington. They perform the traditional Ilmington dances, and were formed nearly a century on from the end of the First World War when Sam Bennett, the renowned Ilmington fiddle player, singer and dancer, established a women’s team. Sam’s great, great niece dances in the side.
Garston Gallopers
Formed in 2009, Garston Gallopers is a mixed side from the Valley of the Racehorse in West Berkshire. They perform traditional Cotswold and Borders dances and also some dances of their own. Their colours are purple and green, with a carousel “galloper” emblem.
Golden Star Morris
Golden Star Morris is an inclusive morris dancing side based in Norwich. We perform dances from the Cotswold tradition using hankies and sticks. We take pride in our quality of performance and practise hard to put on a good show for our spectators, while simultaneously trying not to take ourselves too seriously and have lots of fun!
Great Westerm Morris
Morris dancing. Hanky waving. Stick bashing. Music making. Show stopping. Beer swilling. High flying. Mischief making. Since 1959.
Harlequin Morris
Harlequin Morris are a tribute to what they see as living traditions from the Cotswolds – exciting, energetic and uplifting for both dancers and audience members. The side formed in June 2013 by a small group of friends from around the country, who wanted to learn and dance more difficult and challenging traditions in a polished manner.
Hastings RX Morris
Hastings RX Morris are a Cotswold Morris Dancing Team. Founded in 1976 as Mad Jack’s Morris we have both a men’s and a women’s team. We dance as two separate teams but also together in different traditions including our own RX tradition. Our colours of red, gold and blue are the colours of the Cinque Ports of which Hastings is one of the originals.
Hereburgh Morris
A mixed bunch of men and women who like to learn and perform Morris dances that come primarily from the villages of the Cotswolds
Our repertoire includes Ascott-under-Wychwood, Bampton, Bledington, Lichfield, Eynsham, Adderbury, and our own Harbury dances.
Kits Coty Morris
Kits Coty Morris are a mixed morris side embracing a variety of ages all having an interest in morris dancing, folk music, fun and good fellowship.
Knights of King Ina
Knights of King Ina focus on Cotswold Jigs. An inclusive rather than exemplar side that allows anyone wishing to dance jigs a chance to do so.
Leominster Morris
Until the revival in 1983, a Leominster Morris side was last recorded as having danced in the very early part of the 20th century, when many traditions foundered, especially as a result of the First World War. They are described as having worn “print jackets”. There is no other information, so our kit is an interpretation of that scant description. Leominster Morris are noted for the speed and style of their dancing which has become a hallmark of their spirited performances.
Madder Mill Molly
We dance the molly style, giving it our own twist in an urban environment. No bells or hankies but we do have brooms! We love going to events around the country, locally near home and of course at our favourite pubs too. We’re having the best time, do come and say hello we’d love to meet you 🙂
Magog
Formed in 1974 (51 years ago!) in Horsham, Sussex. Magog have added styles and traditions over the years. We have danced in many countries and all over Britain. Our kit (white dresses and individual coloured pinny and shawl)always draws attention. Our musicians black waistcoats bear the colourful Magog emblem on the back.
Masons Apron North West Clog
Masons Apron is a sociable, fun-loving side from Oxfordshire, dancing in the North-West clog tradition.
Milltown Cloggies
Milltown are a women’s side who dance clog morris in the North-west style, supported by a great band of musicians who play lively music. They come from the old mill towns of east Manchester, hence our name. They dance because they love to dance, and hope people enjoy watching them!
Minnesota Traditional Morris
Minnesota are a Cotswold team from Minnesota (USA) and recently celebrated their 50 year anniversary (formed in 1974). They are an all men’s team that dances several traditions and are a hoot.
Pebworth Morris Men
A male side based at The Fleece in Bretforton in the heart of the Vale of Evesham, dancing a mix of Cotswold, Border and their own dances.
Phoenix Morris
Phoenix Morris are a mixed Cotswold side based in Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Dancing mostly dances from the Adderbury and Bledington tradition. Phoenix can be identified by their black britches/skirts, badge covered black waistcoats, and flower laden hats, all adorned with red, yellow and orange ribbons and are often accompanied by their beast a black wicker Phoenix.
Ragged Oak Morris
Ragged Oak are a woodland-dwelling gang of folk-dancers and musical performers who appear on and around the ancient high-days & holidays at special sites and events across the country. They perform self-penned and adapted traditional dances connecting back to the seasons and local folklore, especially of North Worcestershire, where they were found in 2018!
Roots Morris
Manchester’s newest, youngest, some say sexiest (and all agree firmest) morris side- founded in 2024 with the aim of bringing Cotswold morris to central Manchester, Roots morris are an inclusive morris side bringing energy and enthusiasm to the morris tradition. With their distinctive green and brown kit, you can see them dancing traditions such as Ilmington, Bampton, and even some Raglan.
Shakespeare Morris
Shakespeare Morris is a mixed Cotswold side based in the world famous Stratford Upon Avon. We were founded in 1959 and are still going strong. We perform dances from the local Bidford-on-Avon tradition, together with a handful of other Cotswold dances. Here’s to another fabulous Evesham Weekend!
Sheffield City Morris
Sheffield City Morris have toured the world from the sleepy Cotswold village of Sheffield, bringing a huge repertoire of nearly traditional dances, a strong singing tradition, athletic precision, and unmistakable green trousers. Now in their 50th year, Sheffield City Morris are consistently one of the top five Cotswold sides in Sheffield.
Silhill Morris
We are a mixed Border Morris side base in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. We dance traditional Border dances as well as self penned dances and ones we have picked up from other sides.
Stafford Morris Cotswold
Stafford Morris are a traditional mixed Cotswold Side, performing around Stafford and the surrounding areas.
Styx of Stroud
Styx is a mixed border side from Stroud in south Gloucestershire
Sussex Junction Cotswold
Sussex Junction are an energetic mixed Cotswold Morris team drawn from across Sussex. They dance a variety of traditional and non-traditional dances with their own unique twists. You won’t miss them in bright blue and yellow, with sticks and hankies flying.
Sweyn’s Ey Morris
Sweyn’s Ey are a Cotswold morris side, founded in 1966 near Swansea and still going strong. We dance a variety of Cotswold traditions, as well as a few of our own Sweyn’s Ey dances. We went mixed gender about five years ago, and have grown consistently ever since.
T’owd Man Morris
Morris with attitude! Hailing from the historic lead mining area of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, we wear tatters of black and silver and sport the T’Owd Man of the mines.
White Hart Morris
White Hart originated in the White Hart pub in Headless Cross, Redditch, hence the name. Around twenty or so years ago we moved to Alcester in Warwickshire. We dance a variety of Cotswold tradition as well as our very own Headless Cross tradition.
Wilkes’ Gob Border Morris Dancers
Ay up mi duck! Moulded from the brickyards of South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire, Wilkes’ Gob Border Morris Dancers tell the stories of their industrial and cultural heritage through an inspiring, modern take on traditional dance and music. Named after an over-sized brick (“the Gob”), developed by the prolific local industrialist, Joseph Wilkes, Wilkes’ Gob will illuminate our important local history in an engaging performance to entertain and educate in equal measure.
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